The Battle of Michigan Avenue
Posted in , Chicago, Grant teaches, Politics, US History on Dec 20th, 2016
In 1968, the Democratic Party nominated a loyal member of the party leadership that did not reflect their members' views and could not present a compelling vision of the future. Meanwhile, prophesies of civil unrest became self-fulfilling as protests provoked a police riot miles away from the convention itself. What sort of protest makes the most change? How do you make leaders listen? Does democracy end on election day?
Links!
- Footage of Wednesday's Police Riot
- Photos of the week's events: Chicago Tribune, Time Magazine
- The Yippies' nomination newsreel for Pigasus
- Dan Rather's report from the floor after being punched
- Excerpts of Ribicoff's nomination speech, and Daley's reaction
- The Walker Report (An excerpted summary)
- Famous American Trials: The Chicago 8 including transcripts and audio of the trial and its participants
- The Whole World was Watching: An Oral History of 1968
- Bobby Seale's website
- The MadFuzz store; use coupon code "hh2016" before 12/31 for 16% off.